[1] It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franchising and highway management powers similar to Transport for London.

TfWM's initial priorities upon its establishment in 2016 were the expansion of the West Midlands Metro through East Birmingham, Brierley Hill and Birmingham Airport, improvements to the M5 and M6 motorways, and new cycle routes as part of a metropolitan cycle network.

Centro's policies were set by the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (WMITA).

In 2018, the system was rebranded as "West Midlands Network,"[7] with a diamond motif designed to emulate the success of the Transport for London roundel.

[8] All public transport infrastructure will carry the identity, with signage and liveries being replaced on a rolling basis.

[citation needed] In August 2009, TfWM's predecessor, Centro, backed construction of a new railway in the West Midlands region for use by High Speed 2 trains, which would allow existing lines to have "better and more frequent local services".

In March 2021, Cycle Hire Docking Stations started to appear across the West Midlands, in Coventry, Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield.

The scheme has been successful with 200,000 journeys taken in its first year and was expanded to areas such as Warwick University and Selly Oak.

Plans for a multi-line light rail system for the West Midlands were first drawn up in the early 1980s.

[18] TFWM has been active in promoting the restoration of passenger services to both the Camp Hill line and the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line, with five new stations opening or reopening, including Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road stations on the Camp Hill line, and Darlaston James Bridge and Willenhall Bilston Street stations on the Walsall-Wolverhampton route.

nTrain passes are valid on all local train services within the Network West Midlands zonal rail map (including Hednesford), or to select out-of-county stations in the Birmingham travel-to-work metropolitan area.